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favorable to the pear on the quince, to say nothing of the 

 pear on its own stock, as the Eastern portions of our 

 country — Massachusetts for instance — yet we think we 

 may venture to say that there is but little probability 

 that the difference is so great, in this regard, as to act as 

 a barrier to their successful cultivation, when w^e shall 

 have taken the pains to avail ourselves of all the requisites 

 for that object, in every other respect. Col. Wilder, as 

 much of a monarch among fruit-raisers as he is a prince 

 among merchants, has given us ample proof in his own 

 case, and that of many others, that they have reached 

 success in this department of pomological science, in his 

 communications to our Society, and to others, on this 

 subject. We have no reason to doubt his statement, cor- 

 roborated, also, by eye-witnesses from among ourselves. 

 He suggests *' that the pear, ujwn the quince, should be 

 planted deep enough to cover the place of junction, three 

 or four inches below the soil, and then the pear will 

 throw out roots from itself, and the result will not only 

 be an early fruiting, but also longevity ; and (the Col. 

 adds), to obtain the pleasure and profit of regular crops, 

 for many years, before the trees would produce fruit on 

 their own stock." We believe this all right, and an ad- 

 vantage ; the only objection that occurs to us is, that as the 

 trees, when the}^ take root from their own stock, cease in 

 a great measure to be dwarf, they will take up more space 

 in a garden, etc., than they would if confined only to the 

 quince stock, and so far, in a measure, defeat the object 

 intended. — Figures, like facts, are stubborn things. They 

 have made out the profits of these trees in the East. Our 

 good time may come yet, Avhen, notwithstanding the un- 

 favorable balance against us, if any, in climate, we shall 

 have complied with all the conditions necessary for their 

 prosperous culture. The celebrated Mr Beeckman, form- 

 erly of Belgium, but now of ISTew Jersey, says that quince- 



